O jogador profissional de poker norte-americano Kenneth Griffin venceu o evento 45 do WSOP 2011 ($1,000 No Limit Hold'em) conquistando assim 1ª bracelete no 29º dia do WSOP 2011 num evento que contou com 2,890 jogadores.
Em declarações Griffin disse:"I actually came home from [working as a defense consultant] in Afghanistan because my mom was sick and I wanted to take care of her and be closer to home. Originally, I wasn't even supposed to be here, I was supposed to be in Afghanistan, but I guess everything happens for a reason,".
